Table 2.
Changes in fermentability and chemical composition of polysaccharides from lotus leaves during in vitro digestion and fermentation by human feces.
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In vitro digestion of LLP |
In vitro fermentation of LLPI |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLP | LLPS | LLPG | LLPI | LLPI-6 | LLPI-12 | LLPI-24 | LLPI-48 | |
| Fermentability (%) | - | - | - | - | 20.75 ± 1.36 d | 30.23 ± 1.47 c | 36.54 ± 1.85 b | 58.11 ± 2.55 a |
| Total polysaccharides (%) | 82.35 ± 1.48 a | 79.91 ± 1.85 a | 81.29 ± 2.38 a | 80.10 ± 2.46 a | 79.39 ± 1.47 ab | 77.46 ± 2.12 bc | 74.63 ± 0.89 cd | 74.18 ± 1.17 d |
| Total uronic acids (%) | 39.44 ± 1.27 a | 39.65 ± 1.44 a | 38.95 ± 1.42 a | 39.03 ± 1.26 a | 35.77 ± 0.80 b | 34.84 ± 1.94 b | 29.93 ± 1.50 c | 28.23 ± 1.63 c |
| Degree of esterification (%) | 28.68 ± 0.64 a | 28.80 ± 0.36 a | 27.75 ± 0.49 a | 27.78 ± 1.39 a | 2.29 ± 0.15 b | 2.44 ± 0.23 b | 2.73 ± 0.12 b | 2.92 ± 0.32 b |
Sample codes were the same as in Fig. 1.
Values represent mean ± standard deviation, and different superscript lowercase letters (a-d) indicated significance (p < 0.05) in each row; Statistical significances were carried out by ANOVA and Duncan's test.